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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): limpar - to clean

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Expressing obligation (ter de)
/limpar

limpar

Word

limpar

Meaning

to clean

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Usages of limpar

Temos de arrumar e limpar a casa.

We have to tidy and clean the house.

A senhora tem de limpar a sala hoje.

The lady has to clean the living room today.

Estou a limpar o pincel sujo.

I am cleaning the dirty paintbrush.

Ele limpa a cara com a toalha.

He wipes his face with the towel.

Eu limpo a cara com água e uma toalha.

I clean my face with water and a towel.

Elas abrem as janelas e limpam-nas.

They (f) open the windows and clean them.

Limpe a frigideira, por favor.

Clean the frying pan, please.

Limpa a cozinha, mas não sujes a sala.

Clean the kitchen, but don't dirty the living room.

O homem monta trinta peças depois de limpar a máquina.

The man assembles thirty parts after cleaning the machine.

As meninas têm de recolher o lixo para limpar a rua.

The girls have to collect the garbage to clean the street.

O funcionário começa a limpar a sala porque o tapete está manchado.

The employee starts to clean the living room because the rug is stained.

Temos de limpar a costa onde a baleia vive.

We have to clean the coast where the whale lives.

Limpem a costa e salvem as espécies!

Clean the coast and save the species!

Limpo as escadas todos os dias.

I clean the stairs every day.

É possível que haja muita poeira ao limparmos a ruína.

It is possible that there is a lot of dust when we clean the ruin.

Há um mês que o aprendiz limpa a oficina.

For a month, the apprentice has been cleaning the workshop.

Se limpássemos a cave aos domingos, não teríamos baratas.

If we cleaned the basement on Sundays, we would not have cockroaches.

Ele limpa os canos às terças-feiras?

Does he clean the pipes on Tuesdays?

A estrela não está nítida a não ser que limpes a lente.

The star is not sharp unless you clean the lens.

Eu limpo-a com o pano até que a parede esteja seca.

I clean it with the cloth until the wall is dry.

O curador tinha limpado as telas danificadas.

The curator had cleaned the damaged canvases.

O escudeiro limpara a pesada armadura de prata.

The squire had cleaned the heavy silver armor.

Passada a inundação, tivemos de limpar os escombros da rua.

After the flood passed, we had to clean the rubble from the street.

O ministro exigiu que limpassem os escombros antes que o prédio desabasse.

The minister demanded that they clean the rubble before the building collapsed.

Digo-lhes que limpem o soalho porque ficou inundado.

I tell them to clean the wooden floor because it was flooded.

O canalizador estava a consertar o tubo, mas os azulejos estão por limpar.

The plumber was fixing the pipe, but the tiles are yet to be cleaned.

Ainda tenho de limpar os rodapés que estão por envernizar.

I still have to clean the skirting boards that are yet to be varnished.

Não me lembro se os azulejos estão por limpar.

I do not remember if the tiles are yet to be cleaned.

Quem a viu limpar a lágrima foi o encenador.

Who saw her wipe the tear was the stage director.

Não a faças limpar a lágrima nem sussurrar.

Do not make her wipe the tear nor whisper.

Limpa o ouro antes de o polir, de forma que brilhe.

Clean the gold before polishing it, so that it shines.

A governanta ia falar comigo, porque tenho de limpar a alcatifa.

The head housekeeper was going to speak with me, because I have to clean the carpet.

Ia usar a esfregona, mas afinal não tenho nada que limpar.

I was going to use the mop, but after all I have nothing to clean.

Temos muito que fazer, porque temos de limpar cada maçaneta amanhã.

We have a lot to do, because we have to clean each doorknob tomorrow.

Eles limparam o mármore outra vez de modo a proteger a obra, e ei-lo orgulhosamente limpo.

They cleaned the marble again in order to protect the work, and here it is proudly clean.

Se não os limpas e que a água congela, os esquis ficam estragados.

If you do not clean them and the water freezes, the skis get ruined.

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